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Smokey Robinson (pictured) and Babyface to be honored by Keep Memory Alive at the 25th Annual Power of Love Gala. SMOKEY ROBINSON PHOTO WITH PROMOTING THE POWER OF LOVE GALA
NOTE THE DATE Keep Memory Alive’s 25th Annual Power of Love Gala, benefiting the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and its fight against brain disease, returns on October 16. The Hot Ticket Soiree, held for the first time at Resorts World Las Vegas, will honor iconic cast members Smokey Robinson and Babyface. “Smokey and Babyface have been such dedicated supporters over the years in helping raise awareness of the devastating diseases the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health researches and treats, and we are honored to be able to contribute to them and their illustrious careers celebrate, ”said Larry Ruvo, founder and chairman of Keep Memory Alive. Guests will be treated to dishes by star chefs Wolfgang Puck and Bobby Flay, while Resorts World developer KT Lim, CEO and Chairman of Genting Berhad, will receive the Keep Memory Alive Global Community Leadership Award. Tickets $ 2,000 to $ 7,500, table sponsorships $ 18,000 to $ 100,000, keepmemoryalive.org
Le Caviar Imperial offers osetra caviar on top of a king crab surrounded by cauliflower puree JOËL ROBUCHON PHOTO WITH PERMISSION FROM MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
The artistic caviar dish from L’Oeuf. JOËL ROBUCHON PHOTO BY PERMISSION FROM MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
FRENCH BLISS The only three Michelin-starred restaurant in Las Vegas, Joël Robuchon, is back with its iconic 15-course meal at the MGM Grand. To toast the occasion, the restaurant offers its most popular dishes from the past few years, a testament to the influence of Joël Robuchon, the late legendary chef. Under the direction of head chef Christophe de Lellis, the highlights of the menu include Le Caviar Imperial (king crab served in crustacean jelly and topped with osetra caviar) and La Langoustine (truffled langoustine ravioli with boiled cabbage and foie gras sauce). The sister concept L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon has also returned with its own range of new dishes, from caramelized frog legs on creamy spelled risotto to a white chocolate ball paired with fresh raspberry and yuzu ice cream. Bon Appetit! mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com
Shop coveted kicks like Nike’s Air Foamposite One hologram at Urban Necessities. PHOTO: Courtesy of Nike
GO THIS WAY Sneakerheads, rejoice! Urban Necessities has opened its first Las Vegas retail space at The Forum Shops at Caesars, and with the arrival comes the brand’s extensive collection of vintage and rare kicks from Air Jordan, Adidas, Yeezy, Balenciaga, Reebok and more. By specializing in shipping top notch sneakers, Urban Necessities has positioned itself as a leader by offering its followers an unparalleled range of kicks. In addition, buyers get access to exclusive shoe collections from the personal wardrobes of top celebrities – current offers include shoes from rapper Fat Joe and legendary sneakerhead Mark “Mayor” Farese. Let retail therapy begin. urbannecessities.com
PHOTO: BY MICHAEL BROSILOW
READY, SET, GOGH Opening on September 15th at Lighthouse Las Vegas in The Shops at Crystals, Immersive Van Gogh is a dazzling new 360-degree exhibition featuring more than 2,000 larger-than-life digital projections of the artist’s 19th composer Luca Longobardi. An astonishing 60,600 video frames in more than 500,000 cubic feet of projections enable viewers to experience “The Starry Night”, “Sunflowers” and the artist’s countless self-portraits like never before. “Immersive Van Gogh has been hailed as a whole new way to encounter art and has been enthusiastically received by the press and patrons in every city it’s currently showing,” says producer Corey Ross. “Our show in Las Vegas will be one of our most ambitious as we are using a space that has never been used for this type of installation before.” Vangoghvegas.com
PHOTO: Courtesy of DRIFTER CRAFT COCKTAILS
FOR DECISIONS Resort mixologist Mariena Mercer Boarini, best known for her best-selling Verbena cocktail in the Chandelier Bar of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, now calls Wynn Las Vegas and Encore her home, where she heads the drinks program for each hotel. Outside of hotel life, Mercer Boarini’s star status continues to rise with her recent collaboration with Drifter Craft Cocktails to create a canned passion fruit caipirinha. “I’ve always loved the idea of ready-to-drink canned cocktails, but they’ve always been one of the things that sound good in theory, like hot yoga, but not so much in practice,” she quips. “To be able to grab a cocktail from a fancy bar and democratize the experience without compromising the taste or quality, this is the canned cocktail I have dreamed of.” Taste the fruits of their labor at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and the MGM Grand. driftercraftcocktails.com
